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The Proof with Simon Hill

Saturated fats, sugar and metabolic health | Richard Johnson, PhD

The Proof with Simon Hill

Simon Hill

Nutrition, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2022

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Episode #233. Dive deeper into how saturated fats and sugar affect metabolism and the liver in this conversation with Dr Richard Johnson. The Proof community had many questions after Dr Johnson’s appearance on Episode #215, and we return today to answer them: What does human outcome data say? What are the risks of the keto diet and high blood sugar? Do our opinions align? We answer these questions and more, addressing: Intro (0:00) Dr. Johnson’s Thesis on Fructose (3:27) Gaps in Current Studies (11:28) Saturated Fat Versus Sugar (20:20) Long-term risk of Keto Diet (33:09) Fructose Effect on Saturated Fat (36:28) Survival Mechanisms (40:40) Type of Fat (46:37) Metabolic Health & Fructose (53:00) Role of the Liver (1:02:20) Problem with High Blood Sugar (1:09:15) Triglycerides & Uric Acid (1:17:22) When Fatty Liver Happens (1:27:52) Ceramides (1:31:45) Outro (1:33:30) To connect with Dr Richard Johnson, you can find him on Instagram and Twitter, or learn more on his website. For a more comprehensive picture of Dr Johnson’s stance, make sure to check out his book, Nature Wants Us To Be Fat. Discover additional resources, supporting studies, and more insights in the full show notes. Enjoy, friends. Simon Want to support the show? The best way to support the show is to use the products and services offered by our sponsors. To check them out, and enjoy great savings, visit theproof.com/friends. Simon Hill, Msc, Bsc (Hons) Creator of TheProof.com and host of The Proof with Simon Hill Author of The Proof is in the Plants Watch the episodes on YouTube, or Listen on Apple/Spotify Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Download my complimentary two week meal plan and high protein plant performance recipe book

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0:00.0

Hey there, I've got a very quick message to share with you before we jump into the episode.

0:06.5

Let's keep this under 30 seconds, shall we?

0:09.9

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0:11.9

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0:16.6

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0:18.2

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0:28.5

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0:29.5

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0:34.8

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0:35.8

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0:41.6

I'll pop a link to that in the show notes.

0:45.1

In the world of obesity, I think both of us agree that fruit dose and saturated fats

0:51.1

are evil and that they are contributing to obesity.

0:55.1

And our work suggests this and I think you've just summarized this and also to fatty liver.

1:00.7

For sure, the data shows, you know, in terms of the practical thing for our diets that

1:05.9

saturated fats can increase fatty liver pretty significantly, probably more than just sugar

1:11.4

when sugar is given with a low-fat diet.

1:16.4

Welcome to theproof podcast, a space for science-based conversation exploring the health and longevity

1:22.0

benefits that come with mastering nutrition, physical exercise, mindfulness, recovery,

1:28.4

sleep and alignment.

1:30.3

Facts, nuance and trustworthy recommendations minus the hyperbally.

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